International Women in Mining (IWiM), a U.K. body that advocates for more women to work in the mining sector, is launching the International Day of Women in Mining, to be celebrated on June 15.
IWiM is encouraging stakeholders in the industry — practising professionals, academia, organizations and more — to mark the occasion in celebrating “past, present and future women in mining.”
“We are inviting individual professionals, Women in Mining (WIM) organizations, mining companies, academia, supply chain, technical and professional service consultancies, sector associations, governments, unions, and civil society to join us in celebrating women’s perseverance, contributions, talent and spirit in the mining sector,” Barbara Dischinger, IWiM’s director, said in a June 1 news release.
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